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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fi-lis-i-tuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɪˈlɪs ɪ təs |
Definition of felicitous
Origin :- 1530s (implied in felicitously), from felicity + -ous.
- adj appropriate, suitable
- He considers himself a felicitous copy of Louis the Fourteenth!
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- But except for the felicitous pretense of deafness I had not tried to pretend anything.
- Extract from : « The Secret Sharer » by Joseph Conrad
- His marriage had not proved in all respects a felicitous one.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 » by John Charles Dent
- Whenever he speaks of a friend, he is sure to be felicitous.
- Extract from : « Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) » by Leslie Stephen
- He inquired whether our travels had been felicitous and what were our further plans.
- Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
- There is one friend who declares that she has never had a felicitous dream in her life.
- Extract from : « The World I Live In » by Helen Keller
- Too often I do not think of the bright and felicitous thing to say or do until it is too late.
- Extract from : « The House » by Eugene Field
- Mr. Balfour's version was eventually chosen as the most felicitous.
- Extract from : « Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 » by Sir Stanley Maude
- Mr — was a singular and felicitous exception to this mortifying rule.
- Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
- The expression is a felicitous description of its theme and style.
- Extract from : « ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands; » by Hezekiah Butterworth
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